Abstract

A CO₂ laser with modulated parameters displaying a variety of complex behavior has been the subject of much research over the last decade [1,2]. All previous works meant deal with the lasers operating in a cw regime. The dynamics of a pulsed laser is a more complex subject and its investigation requires sophisticated theoretical models and experiments. In this report we show some features of the dynamical behavior of a CO₂ laser with pump switching and sinusoidal loss modulation.

© 1996 IEEE